Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Alcee L. Hastings (1936-2021)
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Central Area Committee for Peace and Improvement
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Hubert Fauntleroy Julian (1897-1983)
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Creek Seminole College (1906-ca. 1925)

Explore Global African History

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Rokhaya Diallo (1978- )
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(1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Addis Ababa”
Giorgio Marincola
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Giorgio Marincola (1923-1945)
Clara Ledesma
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Clara Ledesma (1924-1999)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race
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An American Family’s Multigenerational Rise from Slavery to Harvard University
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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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